An email “from Interpol” claiming your company is under criminal investigation. That’s how a ransomware wave now hitting small firms across Europe begins. Bitdefender documented the campaign: the message looks official, has an alarming subject and accuses you vaguely to rush you.
The “evidence” sits on a Proton Drive link, inside a .rar archive with the password placed right in the email — and inside is an executable disguised as a video clip that encrypts your computers.
Recognise the pattern: accusation + urgency + a password-protected file in the message. No real authority sends “evidence” through password-protected links — such an email is deleted, not opened. And make sure you have a recent, working backup.
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